diff --git a/src/DB2Connector.php b/src/DB2Connector.php
index 0025688..ce5f0c7 100644
--- a/src/DB2Connector.php
+++ b/src/DB2Connector.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public function connect(array $config): \PDO
             $this->getOptions($config)
         );
 
-        if (isset($config['schema'])) {
+        if (isset($config['schema']) && $config['schema'] !== '') {
             $schema = $config['schema'];
 
             $connection->prepare('set schema '.$schema)